Barenton / Mortain

The village of Mortain stands out on its hillside at the heart of the green Bocage Normand area. It also stands at the crossroads of La Véloscénie and Le Tour de Manche cycle routes. This stage of La Véloscénie is almost entirely on greenways, except for the unavoidable link to Mortain.

In countryside where Normandy cows dominate the scene, milk products feature large! As well as delicious local butter and cream, the region produces great cheeses, like world-famous Camembert, Livarot and Pont-l'Evêque. These lands are also reputed for meat production, with salt-marsh lamb being highly prized. So too is the local veg and the apple brandy known as Calvados, sometimes served as a 'trou normand', when you down a dram in the middle of a meal!